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Bricklayers & Allied Trades

Scope of Work

Bricklayers do heavy lifting combined with precise positioning of components. The work involves the placement of a wide variety of brick, masonry.

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Carpenters & Millwrights

Scope of Work

Carpenters: Carpenters measure, saw, level, and nail wood and other building materials. But they do more than that. They also install tile.

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Cement Masons & Plasterers

Scope of Work

Cement masons smooth and finish the surfaces of poured concrete floors, walls, sidewalks, and curbs, using hand and power tools. Plasterers typically.

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Iron Workers

Scope of Work

Iron Workers erect structural steel and precast concrete as well as place reinforcing steel bars and cables in concrete construction. They move,.

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Laborers

Scope of Work

Construction Craft Laborers are members of the Laborers International Union of North America. They are skilled construction workers who work in one.

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Operating Engineers

Scope of Work

Operating Engineers operate and maintain heavy and portable construction equipment. They are the men and women who run bulldozers and scrapers on.

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Heat and Frost Insulators

Scope of Work

Heat and frost insulators apply insulation materials to plumbing, air-handling, heating, cooling and refrigeration systems; piping equipment and pressure vessels; and walls,.

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Boilermakers

Scope of Work

Assemble boilers, tanks, vats and pressure vessels according to blueprint specifications, using power tools and handtools. The duties of the boilermaker include welding,.

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Electricians

Scope of Work

The work of Electrical Construction Workers (Inside Wiremen) can be divided into broad categories such as new construction, remodeling, maintenance, and repair..

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Elevator Constructors

Scope of Work

Elevator constructors handle the installation, repair, and maintenance of elevators, escalators, moving walks, dumbwaiters, manlifts, all types of handicap lifts.

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Painters & Glaziers

Scope of Work

Work includes indoor and outdoor work, brush/roller/spray, with most work being more than 10' off the ground (towers, tall buildings, etc.).  Painters.

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Plumbers & Pipefitters

PLUMBER - Scope of Work

Responsible for the installation of water line systems to kitchens, bathrooms, lavatories, etc., in residential, commercial and industrial buildings.  Also.

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Roofers

Scope of Work

Roofers specialize in putting roofs on buildings and other structures to make them waterproof and weatherproof. They apply composition shingles, tile, slate.

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Sheet Metal Workers

Scope of Work

Fabricates and installs ducts used in heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. In addition, fabricates and installs other products such as.

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Sprinkler Fitters

Scope of Work

Work consists of installation of fire suppression systems of all types, wet and dry, CO2, foam, etc.

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